Potential and implemented membrane-based technologies for the treatment and reuse of flowback and produced water from shale gas and oil plays: A review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2019.01.001
Abstract: Abstract Recovery of natural gas and oil from unconventional (shale) reservoirs relies on horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to make it economical. Hydraulic fracturing generates vast quantities of flowback and produced water (FPW) and its… read more here.
Keywords: gas; water; gas oil; flowback produced ... See more keywords
Techno-economic analysis of hydraulic fracking flowback and produced water treatment in supercritical water reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.05.078
Abstract: Abstract The use of hydraulic fracturing for shale oil and gas development generates large quantities of flowback and produced (F/P) water as by-products. The current high treatment cost of F/P water inhibits development and profitability… read more here.
Keywords: flowback produced; water; analysis; treatment ... See more keywords
Identification of polypropylene glycols and polyethylene glycol carboxylates in flowback and produced water from hydraulic fracturing.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.02.041
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to separate and identify the unknown surfactants present in flowback and produced water from oil and gas wells in the Denver-Julesburg Basin (Niobrara Formation) in Weld County, Colorado, USA.… read more here.
Keywords: flowback produced; produced water; polypropylene glycols; mass ... See more keywords
Plant-microbial synergism: An effective approach for the remediation of shale-gas fracturing flowback and produced water.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.09.058
Abstract: Effective and affordable treatment of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water (FPW) is a major challenge for the sustainability of unconventional shale-gas exploration and development. We investigated the effectiveness of different combinations of activated sludge… read more here.
Keywords: flowback produced; fracturing flowback; water; produced water ... See more keywords
Persisting Effects in Daphnia magna Following an Acute Exposure to Flowback and Produced Waters from the Montney Formation.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07441
Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing extracts oil and gas through the injection of water and proppants into subterranean formations. These injected fluids mix with the host rock formation and return to the surface as a complex wastewater containing… read more here.
Keywords: flowback produced; magna; persisting effects; formation ... See more keywords
Sublethal and Reproductive Effects of Acute and Chronic Exposure to Flowback and Produced Water from Hydraulic Fracturing on the Water Flea Daphnia magna.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05179
Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing is an industrial process allowing for the extraction of gas or oil. To fracture the rocks, a proprietary mix of chemicals is injected under high pressure, which later returns to the surface as… read more here.
Keywords: flowback produced; daphnia magna; water; fpw ... See more keywords
The effect of hydraulic flowback and produced water on gill morphology, oxidative stress and antioxidant response in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
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DOI: 10.1038/srep46582
Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing fluid are complex mixtures containing high concentrations of salts (up to 330,000 ppm), organic, and metal contaminants. However, little data exist on the potential mechanisms of toxicity of these flowback and produced wastewaters (FPW)… read more here.
Keywords: fpw; stress; flowback produced; rainbow trout ... See more keywords